Judge requests documents on U2 star's expenses

A High Court judge has clarified what documents related to U2's Adam Clayton's expenses must be disclosed for the musician's action against a bank and firm of accountants over what he claims was a failure to detect that €4.8m was allegedly misappropriated from his bank accounts.

A High Court judge has clarified what documents related to U2 bass player Adam Clayton's expenses must be disclosed for the musician's action against a bank and firm of accountants over what he claims was a failure to detect that €4.8m was allegedly misappropriated from his bank accounts.

The guitarist is suing Bank of Ireland Private Banking Ltd and Gaby Smyth & Co, chartered accountants, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, arising from claims his former personal assistant, Carol Hawkins, misappropriated sums from his bank accounts over a period of five years to November 2009.